The stone sits on edge atop the ridge, which runs northeast to southwest and offers commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Measuring 2.8 metres in length and just 45 centimetres thick, the stone follows the same alignment as the ridge beneath it. What makes it particularly intriguing is how it slopes gradually from 95 centimetres tall at its southwestern end down to just 20 centimetres at the northeastern tip.

This curious monument has been known to locals for centuries, with the Ordnance Survey documenting it as early as 1847 in their Hill Drawing Name Book. Even then, surveyors found no trace of any surrounding structure that might explain its purpose or origin. The stone’s dimensions and distinctive sloping profile suggest it could have once served as a side orthostat in a megalithic tomb; its southwest to northeast orientation and decreasing height are characteristics commonly found in wedge tombs, a type of burial monument dating to Ireland’s Bronze Age.

Despite these tantalising clues, the stone’s true purpose remains a mystery. Without any visible remains of a tomb structure or archaeological evidence to support the theory, it’s impossible to say whether this was indeed part of an ancient burial site that has since vanished, a marker stone with some other ritual significance, or perhaps something else entirely. The Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland has catalogued it as an unclassified megalithic monument, acknowledging both its potential importance and the uncertainty surrounding its origins.